MLA vs. APA

While reading over the materials for APA versus MLA formatting, I noticed a few similarities as well as differences. Each format is beneficial in its own way, and it was helpful to be able to read over both to know what to use.

First, the differences I found were:

• -       An APA format is more structured and has a title page.
• -       An APA format has body paragraphs.
• -       MLA format has citations in the body paragraphs and include the page number in parenthesis
• -       Indentations are different depending on the type
• the body paragraphs for APA is more than MLA 

And secondly, the similarities are:

• -       They are both double spaced
• -       12 point font
• -       Both citation pages list the items alphabetically
• -       They both have citation pages
• -       In text citations exist in both